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T. H. MURRAY,
t rr'iRSBY AND COCKSELOR AT LAW.
1 rompt altontion given to all legal business
-enisled to his oare in Clearflold and adjoining
counties. Office on Market su, opposite Naogl.'.
Jrwi-lry More, llearn.ia, ra, jet. ii
WILLI.IB a. WAM.4C1. TBABK riBLBnia,
WALLACE &, FIELDING,
ATTORNEYS-AT -LAW,
Clearfleld, Pa.
"Nr-Legal hnsinett of all kinds 'attended to
Vith promptaeee and fidelity.
Offlco In residence
of William A. Waliar.
Janl3:70
A. W. WALTERS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
ilU Office in the Court House. deoJ-ly
H. W. SMITH,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
. .".0 ' ' riearBold, Pa ly
ISRAEL TEST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
tr-Offis In the Court noose. jyllCT
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa
Offloe on Market St., otr Joieph Bboweri'
Grocery itore.
Prompt attentloD giea to the securing
.f Bmintj, Clftlins, Ac, and to all legal bmineia.
March 28, I8ft7-.j.
Tnot. j. u ctfLtouon.
fx. k. ii cuLLouan.
T. J. MoCULLOUGH & BR0THEE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ClcarOeld. Pa.
Office on Market street on. door .ast of the Clear
leU County Bank. 1:1:71
J. B. McENALLY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa. '
p9-Legal business attended to promptly with
f Irlity. Office on Second street, aboee the Fint
National Bank. l:J4:71-lypd
ROBERT WALLACE,
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,
Vtllsrelon, Clearfield Coonty, Penn'a.
t.AII legal lulinetl promptly attended to.
i. r. isvib n. l. Knits
IRVIN & KREBS,
Successors to H. D. fiwoope,
Law and Collection Office,
n.W70 CLEARFIELD, PA.
"Walter barrTttT
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Offlts on S.oond St., ClearOeld, Pa. noTll,8
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
And Real Estate Agrnt, Clearfield. Pa.
Office on Third street, bet.Ch.rrjr A Walnut.
XPtr-Respectfully offers his servioet la selling
and buying lands In ClearOeld and aljoiniag
t ounties and with an aipori.ne. of orsr tw.ntr
years as a surr.yor, natters himself that he ean
render satisfaction. Feb. S:'rt:tr,
jTj. lingTe,
ATTORNBY-AT - LAW,
1:18 Oweola, Clearfield Co., Pa. y:pd
J.
BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
AJD DIALS. IX
Hnw IiOgi and Isiimfocr,
CLEARPIEI.D, PA.
Reel E.t.te bought and sold, titles examined,
tsxes paid, and eonrevanees prepared. Office in
Masonic Building, Room No.
o.l. .
l:li:71
J'lhn II. On is. 0. T. Aletander.
ORVIS & ALEXANDER,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
BellefoBta, Pa. (sepll.'Oi-y
DR. T. J. BOYER,
PIIYSICtAN AND SURG EON,
OIBc. on Market Street, ClearOeld, Pa.
-0fflce hoars: I to 11 a. m , and 1 to I p. m
DR. W. A. MEANS,
PHYSICIAN 4 SURGEON,
LCTIlERSni'RO, PA.
Will at ten J professional calls p.-omptly. anglO'TJ
DR. Al THORN,
TMIYSICJAN Jc SURGEON,
?lTAVln locsted at Kylertown, ClearOeld eo.
ti Pa., offers his profe.rional serrlees to the
Vw'le of the surrounding eountry, (Hept. 39, '6-y
DR. J. F. WOODS,
PHYSICIAN A SfJKOEON.
Glaring" remnred to Ansonrili., Pa., offer, his
professional services to the people of that place
snd thi
surrounding eountry. All calls promptly
attended to.
lisco. 0 oid pu.
J. H. KLINE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN A SURGEON,
r AVINQ located at Pennflrld, Pa., offers his
professional services to the people
f that
place and surrounding country,
All
calls promptly
aticnucq 10,
is tf.
. DR. J. P..BURCHFIELD,
'Late Borgeon of th Bad Regiment, Pennsylvania
Volunteers, having rstumed fross th. Army,
offer, his professional s.rvlc.s t. th.eilit.ns
of ClsarS.ld aounty.
tor-Professional calls promptly attended to.
Ih on Second strsst, form.rlyoeenpl.d hy
jNWoods. apr4,'S-tl
Jefferson litz,
PHYSICIAN A SURGEON,
HAVINO Im-ated at Osceola, P.., otTers his
professional servloM to th. p.opl. of that
plac. and surrounding country.
.AII tails promptly .ttended to. Offle.
ad rssldene. .a Cerlln sk, formerly oeeopled
' Dr. Kibe. (May, IIMy.
Fishing Tackle I
Tt'ST received, a complete aeeortment, aoaslst
In of Troul Hods, Fish ll.sk.ts, Lines and
lions., f n descriptions, at
1IMIKY r. IIIOLER A CO'S.
CltarBtM, April 13( l7l tf.
Illiiiii)
, . " . -ana, -a. .J. .j. a uy
GOODLANDER & HAGERTY,
VOL. 44-WHOLE NO.
F. K. ARNOLD & Co.,
lAMtElin, I
' Lutherabdrsr, ClurBold county, Pa.
Money loaned at reasonnhl ratrai eiehanee
bought and soldi depotits reoeired, and a gon
earl banking buclncM will be earried on at the
atwrepiaoe. 4iUTl:tf
JOHN D.THOMPSON,
Tuftioe of tha Peaee and Sorirenerf
CurwenaTllle, Pa.
.CoIlectloni made and money nrnmntlr
pain orer. - uuwint
JAMES C. BABBETT,
Jaitioe of tha Peaee and Lioenaed Conveyancer,
Lutheraburff, Clearfield Co., Pa.
99 Collect Ion A remittance! promptly made,
and all kindt of legal lnilramnti e km a tod on
hort notice. may4,7Utr
GEORGE C. KIRK, -
Jastioe of the Peace, Surveyor and Conveyancer,
LatherabtiTg, Pm.
All bofinest Intrusted to him will he promptly
attended to., Pereoni wishing to employ a Bur
vcvor will do well to sire him a call, as he flatters
himself that he can render aatiflfaction. D-eds of
conveyance, articles of agreement, and all Itgal
papers, promptly and aeatly executed. urJoyp
HENRY RIBLING,
nOCSS, BION A ORNAMENTAL PAINTER
Clearflold, Penn'a.
Tb. frrsroini and painting of ebarehoa and
other poblie buildings will reeeir. particular
attention, as well as tbe painting of carriages and
sleighs, (hiding done in the neateat Uriel. All
work warranted. 8hn on Fourth street, formerly
occupied by Ktqutre Shugart. ootlv'70
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
JHTr-Punips always on hand and mad. to order
on short notice. Pipes bored on reasonable terms.
All work warranted to render satlilaetinn, ana
delivered if desired. my2S:lypd
DAN IEL M. DOHERTY.
BARBEE & HAIR DBESSEE,
SECOND BTRKET,
jyS3 CLEARFlEI.n, PA. ti
DAVID REAMS,
SCRIVENER & SURVEYOR,
Lutheraburg, Pa.
TUR subscriber offers his services to the public
In th. capacity of Scrivener and Surveyor
All aalls f.r sorvering promptly attended to, and
the making of drafts, deeds and other legal instru
ments of writing, executed without delay, and
warranted to be correct or ao charge. ol2:70
SURVEYOR.
TUB undersigned offer, his services as a Pur
veyor, and may be found at his residence, In
Lawrence township. Letters will reach him di
rweted to ClearOeld, Pa.
mayT-tf. JAMES MITCHELL.
J. A. BLATTENBEEGEE,
Claim and Collection Office,
OdCEOLA, ClearOeld Co., Pa.
' SMT-Conreyanclng and all legal papers drawn
winrai!cHjrat:y aim uTsjum'n. iyrans ui sim p
sage tickets to and from any point in Europe
procured. octe'70-tfm
CHARLES SCHAFER,' ?
LAGER BEER RREWER,
Clearfleld, Pa.
HAYINO rented Mr. Entres' Brewery he
hopes by striet attention to business and
tb. manufacture of a superior article of DKLH
to raooiv. the patronage of all th. old and many
a.w ouatumers. Aug. 15, tf.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
DIALS! I
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
CRAHAMTON. Pa.
Also, extenslv. msnufactursr and d.aler in Square
Timber and Hawed Lumber of all kinds.
sWOrdera solicited and all hills promptly
oiled. Jyio-ly
10. aliibt anwar ii.sr.nT w. alikbt
W. ALBERT & BROS.,
Manufacturers A extensive Doatcrsin
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, &o.,
WOODLAND, PE.VN'A.
tr-Orders solicited. Bills Oiled on short notlc.
and reasonable terms.
Address Woodland P. 0., ClearOeld Co., Pa.
Jelo-ly W S.L1IKKT A BROS.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
I'renchTllle, Clearfield County, Pa.
Keeps constantly en hand a full assortment of
Dry Hoed., Hardware, Groceries, and everything
usually kept ia a retail Mora, which will b. .old,
for cash, as aheap as elsewhere in th. oounty.
Franchvilln, June 17, 1867-ly.
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfleld, Penn'a. , , ,
t-Will execute Jobs la his line promptly and
in a workmanliks roannar. . a,r4,07
J. K. BOTTORF'S
PIIOTOGRAm GALLERY,
Market Street, ClearOeld, Pa.
ay-CROMOS MADS A RPECULTY.-
NEGATIVES made la cloudy as well as in
dear weather. Constantly on hand a good
assortment of FKAMKS. BTKRKOHCOl'ES and
BTERE0COriC VIEWS. Framaa, from any
Jijloof moulding, n:"'' to order. epr2Q. tf
J, MILE8 KRATZ-:
MERCHANT,
PIALtl If
Dry Goods, Clothing, Hardware,
Cutlery, Queensw.re, On.osrles, Provisions and
thi ogles,
Clearfleld, Penn'a. '
jray-At their new store room, on Second strnct,
near II. F, Bigl.r A Co's Hard war. store JanM
1. BOI.LOWIIISB
a. nan. rnsv
H0LL0WBUSH & CAEEY,
BOOKSELLERS,
Blank Book Manufacturers,
AMD STATIONERS,
18 JIarkti St., VhlladtlpMa.
tatPsper Plonr Sacks and Bags, Foolscap,
fj.ii.r- Note. Wranmni. Vurtain ann: vt an
Papers.
fco24.T0-lypd
& Notorious Fact I
TIIF.KB ar. morn people troubled with Lung
Diseases in thta town than any otberplae..
It. rise in the Btsle. One of the great ush of
this Is, the use ot an Impure article of Coal, largely
ml.ed with ..Ipk.r. Now. why not avoid all
this, and prwrv. y.er lives, " '?
HnasplireVa Celenratrd Coal. fre. from .1
. V- i.rt .1 th. store, of Kichsrd
Z...P "nd James b.Tiram A So.. wiU r.lv.
prompt a. un,i.. utmtX,
Cle.rtl.ld, N.vmb.r I. 1S70 tf.
DREXEL & CO.,
Nth 31 Boat" Third Utra.t, Philadelphia
And Dealers in Government Securities
Applintioa hy mall will twoeiv; prompt attea
tion and all Informatioa .hwrfully furn shed,
Order, solicted. rr" .
' ml $&vtttitmtM. I THE
Publishers.
2236.
General Elec tion Proclamation.
1T IIKHKA8, by an act of the General Aisem-
1 T biy of tha Commonwealth of Peansylva
nia entitled "An act to regulaU tha General
Kleotion wltblo this Commonwealth," It Is en
joined upon the Sheriffs of the several eouatles
to give poblie notice of such election, the plioei
wucrc to oe neia, ana tne officers to be elected.
TnsaaroRi, I, Jcina J. Pir, Biffh Sheriff
or Liearneid county, do hereby give Public Wo
tiee to the electors of the county of Clearfleld,
tnat a general election will be held on the Sao-
ono Tursdai or Ocroaaa hbxt, being the lUlh
day of the month.) at tbe several election dis
tricts in said oounty, at which time and plaoa
too queuued voters win vote-
For one person for Auditor General of the Com
mon wealth of Pcnnoylvania.
For one ponum fur surveyor General of the Com
mon wealth of Pcnnnvlrania.
For one person to rnprcaeut the oonntlos of Cam-
tirin, ivatruuiu, uimitm uu Ctlt IO laO.AOUau
or tbis vunimonwealth.
For one peroa to represent the oouniy of Clear-
Erin in i be Mouse or Keprcsentativcs of tnis
Commonwealth.
For two penons for the offioe of Associste Judge
of Clearfleld county.
For one person for the offioe of Prothonotary Ac,
et llcarnold eonnty.
For one person for the office of Register 4 Record
er, Ac, of Clearfleld county.
For one person for the oftee of County Treasurer
ef Clearfleld oounty.
For one potion for the office of County Commli
ifiacr of Clearfield count r.
For one pereon for the office of Auditor of Clear
field county.
For one person for the offloe of County Surveyor
of Cleiirfteld oounty.
Also, the electors of each borough and towmhip
win vote lor one person for A'tcscor.
The electors of the oounty of Clearfleld will take
notice that the said general election will be held
at the following places, vis :
jfeoeana tow nun ip, at tne union Jiotei, in uicn
Hope.
Hell township, at the boune of Aurph Klliaa.
Bloom township, at the house of tne late James
Bloom, Br.
Bogga township, at tbe bouie or Kdward Albert.
Bradford towmhip, at the houee of Jacob Pierce.
Brady township, at the house of VYm. Schwcm.
in Lathers burg.
11 urn tide township, at Young s school house.
Chest township, at the public school hemic near
Simon Korahaugn's.
t; leer nld borough, at the Court Ilouee.
Covington township, at the bouse of J. Manrer.
Curwensville boroujrh. at the boone of tbe late
I hmo Bloom.
Deoatur township, al Centre school honee.
Ferguion townbip. at the Iioum of John Gre-
ory, formerly occupied by Thos. Ro'iison, (Broad
way.) Uiranl townehip,at Longrems Hill sobool home.
Guxhcn lownnhip, at the public school house.
Graham tow nr. hip at the boniieof Jacob Hubler.
Gulich towmhip, ft tbe public school bouie, in
Janesville,
iluatou township, at the bouse of Jcse Wilion.
Jordnn towmhip, a the public school bouse. In
Annonrille.
Kartbana lownh!p, at Bridgen'a aobool bouse.
Knox .owuflhip, at icrkoy Hill tjhoul bouie,
Lawrence townehip, at tbe Cumi lionic. it. t'U'
borough of Clearfleld.
Lumber City borough, at I he public school bouse.
Morris towmhip. hi the bourn formerly occupied
by Thomas Kyler.
hew watthiogloo boroogn, at the pnbuo school
honie.
Osceola bo'onzh. at tha public bire ef Milo
lloyt, in aaid borongb.
Pena townnhip, at ibe boM Airmertr kept by
W. W. Anderson.
Pike towmhip, at (be bouse of tbe late Imso
Bloom, in the bornugu of Curwenmlle.
1 nioa toambip.at the boo or U.K. Brubaker.
Woodward tow nib' p. a tbe boue e Thomas
ttcuuerpuu.
AN ACT regulating the mode of votiog at all
elections i tne several counties or tins ( on
mouwcalib, approved tbe ..0th day at Uh,
I)., IHfiA, vis
Barnon 1. U tmeeerf by the Senate and
House oi Representatives of the Commonwealth of
Prnmylvania in General Aiiembly met, and It is
hereby enacted by rutborityof tbe same, That the
qualified voters of the several eountioe bf this
Commonwealth, at all general, towmbip, borough
and fpeciat electioneer hereby, hereafter author
ised and required to vote, by tickets, printed, or
writieo, or partly printed and partly written, eev
orally obueiflud as follow j One ticket shall em
brace 'te names or all jutlgas of courts voted fur,
and to be labelled, outside, "judiciary ;" one ticket
shall embrace the namos of the state officerc voted
for, and be labelled, "state j" one ticket shall em
brace the names of al county officers voted for,
ncludlng office or senator, member, and mem bent
of amrml')y,lf voted fhr, and members ofCongrfiei,
if voted for, and be labelled, "oounty i one ticket
sblla embrace tbe names of all township offloe ra
voted for, and be labelled, "townnbip ;" one tick
et shall embrace ibe names of all borough offloern
voted for, and be laltelled, "borough " and each
class shall be tpoild in spite umliot buxuj.
CONST1TUT ONAL CONVENTION.
I alio make known the following act approved
the 2d dny of June, 1871, entitled "An act to au
thor lie a popolar vote upon tbe question of celling
a convention to amend the Constitution of Penn
sylvania."
Src. 1. Be It enacted, Ac., That the question
of calling a convention to amend the Constitution
of tbia Commonwealth, be submit ted te a vote of
the people, at the general eleotlon to be held on
the second Tuesday of October next, tbe said
question to be voted for In manner following, to
wtti in counties ana eiue in wnicn sup nonet
voting Is authorited by law, voles Cor and against
a convention may be eipresned and given upon
the ticket, headed or endorsed with the word
"State," and not otherwise, and the worde used
shall be "constitutional convention," and and er-nt-ath
"for a convention" or "sgainst a conven
tion ;" and In counties and district! In which slip
ticket voting shall not be authorised by law, each
elector voting upon said question shall cast a sep
arate ballot ondorscd on the outside "constitutional
convention," and containing on the inside the
words "for a convention or "sgainst a conven
tion ;" and all votea oast aa aforesaid shall be re
ceived, counted and returned by the proper eleo
tlon officers and return Judges as votes for Gover
nor are received, counted and returned under
isting laws.
Notice ie further hereby glveu. That
sll persons eseept Justices of the Peace, who
shall hold an oor or appointment of trust under
the government . the United Stetee, or of tnis
State, cr of any Incorporated district, whether a
commissioned officer or otherwise, n subordinate
iter or asrent, who Is or ehall be employed on- j
der tbe Legislative, Executive or Judicial de-1
ear Uns fits of this Slate or of the United States,1
or any eily or incorporated district, and also
that every member f CCbgrcss, ?T nf th- Bt,t
legislator., er of th. common sel.ct council I
of tny city, or eomtnliilonsr of nay Incorporated
district, ar. bf lav Ino.psbls of holding sr
eyereising, at tb. sams tin., tb. omc or ap.
polntment of Judg., Inspeetor or ultrk of any
election of Ibis Commonwealth
OP ELECTION 0FFICEIIS.
In ease the nerson who shall have received the
second highest number of votes for inspector, shall
not attend oa ih. day of .lection, then tb. person
who shall hurs rooetred the seooad highest num
ber of votes for Judg. at th. net preceding elec
tion, shall actus iu.pcetorlu tif plac and In
cae. th. parson who sdsll hare received the high
est number ol voles lor inspector snail not su.su,
the person elwilcd Judge, shall appoint an Inspec
tor In bis nlseet and in case tbe person elected
judge shall not attend, then the inspector who re
ceived tne nignesi numoer oi roiro, soan eopuini
a judge ia bis placet or irany vaonncy snail con
tinue ia the board for tha space of on. hour after
the tiai. Ss.d by law for the opening of tbe elec
tion, the quslilted voters of the township, wsrd or
district for which snrh officer shall have been
elected, present at the plan, of election, shall eo-
leot oneuut ot mcir numoer so on sucn vacancy.
Also, that where a judge, by sickness or ana-
voidalde aooldon is unable to attrnd sneh meet,
ingof judges, then th. certified, or return shsll
b. taken eh.rg. of by one of th. inspectors or
clerks of the clootie, of the distrlrt, who sh.ll do
and perform th. duties required or said Judge on
.bl. Ia attend.
Th. Relorn JudraS of til. reipeetlv. district.
aforasaid ar. nnu.sted to meet at th. Court
House, In th. boroufh of ClearS.ld.on Ih. first
Frld.y neit after th. ..Id second Tuesday f
October, then and th.r. to do thos. things
Mnnlred of them he bsw.
OIVKN under at hand and ami, at C1.art.ld,
this thirteenth day of September, In th.
fL. 8.1 ye.r of oar Lord one thousand el, hi
aundrd and ssvrety-one, and of lb. lod.
pend.ao. of th. Halted Slstes tb. nln.ty fifth.
JUSTIN i. PIK, Sharilf.
KATHRRI LBATHKR I French CalfSklns,
Vreeeh Kin. fnniT and llamesi atner.
.n. Knaniel.d and ISltenl Leather, Oak Tan
and Spanish Sole, furnished to shoemakers at low
rate., by rtitAifcr.r. s i.uo,
s.pt JO I m Oppo.il. th. jail.
PRINCIPLES
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
REPUBLICAN.
CLEARFIELD, Pa.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 17, 1171.
TUB INDEPENDENT FARMER.
Let sailors sing of the windy deep,
Let soldiers praiss their armor,
Hut In my heart this toast I'll keep
The Independent Farmer.
When flrat the rose in robe of green
Unfolds its crimson lining j
And round his college porch is teen
Tbe honoy-niokl. shining) i .
When banks of bloom their swoetness yield
To boos that gatlior honey,
He drives his team across the Bold,
When skies are suit and sunny.
The blackbird olucks behind the plow,
The quail pipes loud and clearly,
Ton orchard bidea behind its buw
Tb. home be loves so dearly
The gray old barn's large doors unfold t
His ample store in measara,
More rioh than heaps of hoardod gold,
A preeioua, blessed treasure
While yonder in th. porch there stands
His wife, th. lovely charmer,
Tbe sweetest roM on all his lands
Tbe Independent Partner.
To him the spring oomee danclngly,
for him the summer klsshes; , ,
The autumn smiles witb yellow ray,
His sleep old winter hashes,
lie cares not how tbe world may move,
No doubt nor fears donfound bim,
His little flock is linked in lore,
And household aogcls round bim j
He trusts to Uod and loves bis wife,
Nor griefs nor ill may barm her j
He's nature's noblemau in life
Th. Independent Farmer.
General Grant a Military Dictator.
Gcnoral Grant's bold use) of soldiors
tt New Orleans, in order to effect an
endoraoment from a political Conven
tion, Judtiuun a msnicion that no
moan to hold power by tho bayonot,
if it is denied him by the ballot.
England is pointing toward the ballot.
1 bo United olatoa, nndor tho Kadtoal
party, is tending towards a military
despotism. There, the people aro so
quiring more power to dcl'und their
riL'hU under the law. lloro, power is
drifting nwny from them. Ever since
uonornl Urunt entered the V Into
House, the military outrages have
been fearfully apparent. All his sur
roundings smack of the enmp, the
barracks, and tho field. Shoulder-
trans aro soon in all parts of the
Presidents qusUi
General Dent, and other military men,
keen watch and ward in the White
LI o use, and a soldier curries tbe or
ders of a General in-Chief to the Sen.
ate and House of Koprosontalives, not
the message ot a civil omcer to a co
ordinate branch of the government.
Tho Courts of Prussia and Austria are
not more military in thoir construc
tion than is tho official household of
Uenoral urant. lie is a soldier in the
Presidential Chair; filled with tnilita
ry ideas, and looking to military pow
er and lorce'to carry tLiiii aut. Nr hep
political objects are to be gained,
Gonerul Grant loans at once upon the
army. All bis notions of carrying out
the so-called reconstruction acts were
military in their character. Troops
wore to be ased, force applied, the
bayonet brought into requisition.
Tbe civil branch of the government
was nevor thought of in such an emcr
eenrv. Wise laws, nrudontlv admin-
istered by upright Judges, wore not
an agoncy which uencral lirunt could
comprehend. He was for force on all
occasions for swords, guns and car
nage. If a negro fight occurred at a
remote poll, in one of the Southern
States, the soldiors wore called out.
If a corrupt politician, in this city,
tolcgrnphod that a riot was anticipa
ted, on election day, the murines made
their appearance on tho ground, in
obedier.ee to goneral instructions from
General Grant. This was bis pro
gramme, and ho is preparing to foroe
a re-nomination and ro-olcctton by the
samo means. Without tho voto of the
Southern States, he cannot be nomi
nated. The support of that section is
essential to his re election. How are
these to bo obtained I Tho Southero
pooplo of all shades of political opinion,
aro opposed to General Grant. Hu
has cheated, deceived and Insulted
tbem. He promised tho olive branch,
and sent tho sword. If a froo poll is
allowed tho voters of that section,
Goneral Grant cannot got a single
Stale South of Mason's and Dixon's
line, with the eiccption of South
Carolina, But A froe poll thoy will
not bo allowed. Acting upon the
military idoa Goneral Grunt procured
tho passago of tbe Kn Klux, which is
as much a pieco of military despotism
ns a ukaso of tho Czar of Jlussia.
Under that bill, armed Deputy Mar
shals, oroutures of tho rrcsidont, are
authorized to bo stationed in any con
ceivable numbers at the polls of every
election nreO;n"r. UnUor tuo prov
Under tno provi-
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a '
sions 0! Itm "'" " -
Grant has boon clothed with tho pow
ers of Dictator. IIo may set aside
the authority of tho Stnto officials) he
moy suspond the privilege of the writ
of habeas eorpui, and he moy order
I'odoral troops tnlo any Biaio, or any
part of a State, nt his sovoroign will
and ploastiro. This bo may do .North
and South, whorovor his Imperial will
dictates. Governors cannot proloct a
Slate, nor Judges a pooplo. General
Grant can rule tho elections by lorco,
as suroly as Napoleon did those of
France, antler mo soeonu empire,
lie has the sword, and thut is made
supromo by the Kit Klux bill, and
plucod nbove the civil power cy mo
suspension of the writ othabcai corpus.
1 his is tho military arrangement y
which General Grant is to place him
self In tho actual position of a military
Dictator of the United Stales, in
ordor to make a nomination suro, he
is rosortlng to tho same gunpowdory
proceedings. As a notable instnnco
of the bayonot mode of managing a
State Convention, tho late attack of
Gonerul Grant upon the meeting of
Dologatosin New Uiloans Is worthy
of noli oo. This was a plain applica
tion of tho bayonet prinoiplo. Whon
the Convention was about to assemble,
hundrods of Deputy Marshals made
their nppoaranco, and United Statu,
troops wcro brought on the ground,
honing that a collision might oe pro
vokod. In that caso, it was dolor
mined to kill the leadors who woro
. .A,.-ff.
j NOT' MEN.
opposed to Grant. Tho fact that no
blood was spilled, does notrolieve tho
authors ot tno plot from tho dosign.
Tho weapons the Galling guns and
the toadod muskets woro there ready
for the Intondod omorgoncy, roady to
foroe General Grant upon tho pcoplo,
at soldiers did Napoleon upon the
manses of France, and Cromwoll upon
lltow) of England. That this was a
plot from Washington, is proven by
aH tho facts in tho cae. Tho Federal
offiee-holders first designated the
lUHtom-houso as tho nlacoof moutinie
Tho United States Marshal then sum
moned lour companies of regular
trjoops, with a battery of artillory,
from Texas, to resist the entrance to
the Custom house of all dulogutes who
doubted tho expediency of Grant's
Mlominatinn 1 and hrnrnlv did the
Swiss Guards of tlie President exocute
his win. Thev used the bavonct. in
this instance, as thoy will do at the
polls, if such an emergency as that
contemplated by their master, arises.
A weak atlompt was made by Mar
shal Packard to remove the odium of
this outrago from the shoulders of
General Grant. But it did not suo
ceed. It Is shown by competent wit
nesses that on the day before the
Convention, Marshal Packard staled
to General Campbell, Judge Dibble
and Mr. Fish that he had the highest
authority in tho land for nsing the
Custom-house and troops, and has
since stated that General Grant au
thorized it. The ordor for troops was
obtained from Uoneral ltoynolds, and
that ollicor was certain of the ground
on which he stood before proouoding.
From those facts it is certain that
General Grant means to take a re
nomination by the bayonot. If ho can
control the Convention of Louisiana
by tho bayonet, ho can those of New
ork, Maine, and Iowa. And he will
do so, rstlior than bo beaten.
When the nomination is socured, then,
under tbe provisions of the Kit Klux
bill, General Grant can uso the army
to force an election. And. donond
upon it, the man who will re-nominato
himself by force, will ro elect himself
by the sumo means. General Grant
has ono foot on tho steps of a military
throno. He may mount bighor in
1872. Philadelphia Aae.
The Prohibitionists.
.pWt. of (ho Prol.ihi-
tion canse ftro much dividcd onJ oi.
ciscd just now becauso of the nomina
tion of straightout candidates by their
party for Slato officers. Horctoforo
whatever has been done by them in a
political way, was intended directly
to benefit the oppononls of tho Dem
ocracy. Their leadors soom to think
that such will not be the result now.
A pnrlinn rjf thnm nnvor had any
other purpose thun to make a diver
sion that would abstract votes from
Dcmocrutio candidates. A mong theso
aro men lifer V.ltcv." .Pennol I Coombo,
who to other motives add tbe incen
tive of fat and easy living at the ex
pense of their moro sincere brethron.
Coombo is a bitter Jiadieal and sees
no virtue in any scheme of Prohibition
or other form of organized temperance
movement that docs not tond directly
to givo aid to the Radical party, and
there Is a considerable class of which
ho is a typo.
But there are sincoro and earnest
prohibitionists. That legislation at
tempting to control men's appetites
will receive no favor at tho bands of
the Dernocrutic nsrty is very sure,
for that party holds nil such legisla
tion as being foreign to tho legitimate
purposes of government, andtlio ex
perience of two thousand years has
proved it vain. That the Republicans
use it only us a political fool-ball is
rendered clour by tho fact that al
though that party hus controlled all
our legislation fur the lust ton years,
it has dono nothing In the way of pro
hibitory liquor legislation, and it does
not dare to do so even if it had such
dee-ires which it has not. If men want
prohibition, therefore, and are in earn
est in attempts to establish it, they
havs no olher rosourco than to form a
party of their own and nominate and
vols for their own candidates. This
is so clear that neither argument or
illustration is required to demonstrate
its exact truth. Tho present move
ment, then, is a touchstone to be ap
plied to all professors of prohibition,
to test their sincerity. Truo, advo
cates of tho doctrine may osteon, other
issues ol superior importance anu
thorofore support candidates with ref
erence to those issues, to tho exclusion
and contempt of prohibition. But
those who profess to think that pro
hibition is most important of nil issues
now ponding have no othor course to
tuko than in support tho cundidules
nominated by that party. Not to do
this will provo instncority and hypoo-
rlsy in luoin. :."T...n.
A Laroi Familt The Now York
Herald says: Thirty thousand Com
munist prisonors now lying In tho
various forts and prisons of Franco
havo yet to be tried. General dc
Cisscy went into the Assembly at
Versailles tho 14th, and stated that in
a short time two additional courts
martial would bo appointed to try tho
immunso army of "reds" now undor
the patronngeof the Republican jailors.
They have now in France ono hundred
and fifty-two judgos, and out of that
nombor the proscnl stnto of tho coun
try will permit only sufficient to bo
engaged in this business to sonlonno
ono hundred prisoners n month. How
long thoy will be disposing of tho
thirty thousand cases is a mnltor
for conjecture, but our correspondent
thinks they will havo to liberate up
wards of twelve thousand of them,
bocauto they will havo sufTorod a long
Imprisonment before, they can he
reached in tho ordinary course of bus
iness. Dont Sino. At liong Bianoh, the
othor evening, a black eyed girl, with
mischicvoous smiles playing Alt ovor
bcr face, aekod Gcnoral Grant, whom
she met at a social gathering, If ho
could sing "Give Mo a Cot." The
President "Baw it" at onco, and his
brow became clouded as ho answorcd
sharply, "I novor aing, Miss."
B
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27, 1871.
Enjoyment Happiness.
in what do tbeso consist f How
may thoy be obtainod f What is tho
seerot f
Witb roforenco to this subjoct there
are -many men of many minds
suo uiverstiy oi opinion among men
ia as great as their physiognomical
cAirenKiuns. mere aro no two exact
ly alike; nor do any two think pro
oisoly aliko on nil points. Each socks
enjoyment, all dosire happiness. Many
a man lives on his propensities, and
seeks enjoyment in their gratification.
Ho risos no highor than his appetite
and sensual nature. His chiof gods
aro wino and women ; next to these
oomos tho love of lucre and of place.
Ho seeks money and position, not so
mnrth far thai. ua s. i'm tliA. kurts. f.f
them.' In the pursuit of one or all of
tnose tie loricits his houlth, his morals
and even his hopes of heaven. Still,
ho socks onjoymont hnnpincs. His
chiof error consists in the fact, that
philosophy is alt wrong; ho has not
yot learned that ones highest happi
nrsa consists tit making others happy,
He craves sympathy for himself in
stead of seeking to bestow sympathy
on others. His purely solffsb aims
must inevitably end in failure. Sup
poso ho acquire the wealth of the As
tors, Stewarts or Rothschilds ; sup
pose ho indulge in inordinalo affection.
does this bring real enduring bunni-
noss 1 No, no ; op to this point of bis
existence ho has not risen above the
teachings of the hcathon philosopher
who said, "Do unto others as others
do onto you." He Is yet to come up
to tho higher plttno of Christ's teach
ings, which wore, "Do unto others as
ye would that others should do onto
you." In this, and in this alone, we
bave the secret of real cniovment
truo happiness. It is further illustra
ted in these words so often spokon, so
nine practiced : "it is tho more bless
ed to givo than to receive" When
mankind is educated up to this hi Mi
standard, thoro will bo less self-indulgence
and more self sacrifice, and tho
highest happiness. bat cniovment
can be moro exquisito, what happiness
more complete, thun is realized by tho
teachor, preachor, benefactor, who
put others in tho way of self improve
ment and growth in grace and who
relievo the sufferings ot tho unfortu
nator is it not a sourco of real en
joyment to Mr. Peter Cooper when ho
meets a bouse lull of thanklul hoarts
who express so muoh gratitude for tho
privilege he has afforded them for ao
quiring knowlcdgo through this noblo
Insulator vt ill not bis last hours on
earth, yea, his very departing, bo
mado glorious and happy by tho grace
vouchsafed to the good and the godly 7
neverse the picture. Here is a closo
fi.torl. moan, and aotfi.h rioh man.
He has earnod iittlo or nothing by
personal labor or -exertion. Ho has
become rich perhaps by selling whisky
and tobacco, or by speculating in
stocks; by shaving notes; or by dis
tressing tho poor whom circumstances
placed in bis power. All theso thirirs
are lawful; but aro they expedient.1
lo thoy Bring happiness r lhephy
siciun who relieves physical suffering
enjoys exquisito sonsations Tho wise
counsolor, who advises a way out of
tbe difficulty, enjoys tho fuel as much
or moro than tho client. Tho mer
chant who supplies a real want, at a
rate satisfactory to ull concerned, on-
joys the act. the niochanio who
makes a machine or erects a useful
structure for the use of others, la com
pensated almost as much by thanks as
by dimos and dollars. Tho artist who
produces a picture, a pieco of statuary,
or anything enjoyable, can novor bo
putd in money alono. It is the thought
of ministering to othor's enjoyment
that ho is mado happy. In this way
we might go through all the different
humnn pursuits, und wo should find
that tho highest happiness in each
consists of the ultimate desire to make
othors happy. Vorily "it is more
blessed to give than receive" Dot us
thank God for the blessed privilege of
"doing unto othors as wo would that
others should do unto us." Phrenolog
ical Journal.
Fifteen Ghxat Mihtakm. It is a
groat mistake to sot up our own stand
ard of the right and wrong, and judgo
pooplo accordingly. It is a great mis
tuko tn measure the onjoymonts of
othors by our own ; to expect uni
formity of opinion in this world; to
look for judgmont and experience in
youth ; to onduavor to mould all dis
positions alike; not to yield in Im
material trifles; to look for perfection
in our own notions ; to worry our
solves und others with what cannot
bo remedied; not to allevinto all that
noeds alleviation, as fur ns lios in our
power; not to mnko allowance for
tho infirmities of othors ; to consider
everything impossiblo which wo can
not perform ; to believe only what our
flnito minds can grflan ; to expect to
be ublo to understate 9ver,vt,"
Tho greatest of all mistukes is to livo
only for timo, whon any moment may
launch us into ctornity.
Hopefulness is tho mother of hap
piness. Tho truly hopoful aro never
tho truly misorablo. They seo it light
ahead, oven at midnight. Whence
comes hopefulness 7 Some ono hns
declared : Truo hope is based on en
ergy of character. A strong mind is
always hopoful, and bus ulways cause
to bono because il knows tho mutabil
ity of human affairs, and how slight a
circumstnnco may cltango the whole
course of events ! Such a spirit, loo,
rosls upon itself; it is not confined
to pnrtiul views, or to ono particular
object. And if at lust all should bo
lost, it hns saved itself its own integ
rity und worth. Hopo awakes cour-
ago, white despondency Is tho last of
uO evils; it is tho abandonment of
good tho giving up of tho bulllo of
hfo with mors nothingness, lie wno
can Impart courago in tho human
heart is tho bost physician.
A Philadelphia journal relates how
a lady In Indtann applied for a divorce
on tho ground that her husband was a
"confouuilod fool," and tho Judge said
that if Ibo plea wero allowed, ovory
man who murried would bo liable to
tho samo Imputation,
CM
TEEMS $2 per annum, in Advanoe.
NEWSERIESV0L.12, N0. 37.
Double Entry by Evans.
To fully oomprehond tho gigantic
fraud which Evuns and his gang have
perpetrated on the pooplo of Pennsyl
vania it must bo borno In mind that
tho throe lust drafts, amounting to
$078,743.24, which were paid into the
Slate Treasury by Evans, were not
ror -suspended and disallowed claims."
Tbe vouchers for those claims wore in
tho office of tho Auditor General and
required the intervention of no special
agent for their collection. Whon
tivans mado application for the
vouchors thoy were refused by Aud
lor Gcnoral Hurtranfl, on tho ground
that the claims which they established
had nover boon "disallowed" or "sus
pended," and thoreforo did not como
wUUio tli. Iodise, si isn .
lution of the Legislature. Evans,
liowover, insisted on gotttng theso
vouchors, in ordor to increase his
commissions, and it was only after a
peremptory demand from Oov. Geary
that Uenoral Uartranft surrendered
them.
Tho account of Evans for commis
sion is made up of two fraudulent
ainus oi charges. Uo first claims a
commission often percent, on 11,910,
7H.43, which had boon paid beforo ho
becumo Spociul Agent, and ho next
collocts claims for 8078,743.24, which
had nevor been suspended or disallow-
od, but which should havo been sealed
oy tno Auditor uencrul without a
clmrgo of ono dollar to llio Common
wealth. Deduct these two amounts
of $1,019,711.43 and $078,743.24, and
tho just claims of Evans for commi-
sions will bo $32,101, and not a dollur
more.
In delivering up tho vouchers in Lis
otll co to i'.vans on the illegal demand
of Govornor Geary, General Hurtranfl
exhibited groat weakness. Governor
Geary bad no right to ask that theso
vouchers should be placed in the
hands of his attorney in fact. The
Auditor General is in no sense the
subordinate of Governor Geary, and
should have stood by bis own inter
pretation ol the rosolulion which gave
Evans control ovor suspended and
disallowed claims. General Geary
and General Jlartranft both seem to
have forgotton tbut the eovcrnmont
of Pennsylvania is not run according
to tno itevised Army llvgululions.
But having delivered tip tho vouch,
or to irrosponsiblo bands without au
thoritv of law. the Auditor (Icnornl
should havo oxorciscd enough vigilanco
to look after them occasionally, and
soe what progross Evans was making
in his collections, 'lliut ho was utter
ly negligent of bis duty in thit regard
is proved by the fact thut he was
wholly ignorant of the condition of the
claims until the exposure was made
hy Assistant Attorney Goneral Mo
Cluro. Tho truth is that Auditor
Genorul Hartranft hus been loo much
of an absentee to mako himself ac
quainted with tho duties of bis office,
or to proporly discharge them. For
his accommodation tbe Auditor Oeno
rul's office should have boon removed
to Norristown six years ago. Coming
to Harnsburg at infrcquont and ir
rogular intorvals he could nut become
familiar Willi Ins important duties.
We dure affirm that there is not a
clerk in his otlico who is not this day
butter qualified to perform tho du
ties of Auditor General thun Gon
erul Hartranft. This Evans case il
uslratos in a striking way tho looso
and neirliiront manner in which ibo
office has boen conducted. Abscnloe
ism has been tho buno here as well as
in so many other departments of tho
government. I hero are so many
men who strngglo for the omoltimonts
of offico, and aro vain of the honors of
public station, yot who do not appre
ciate the importance of tho dutios
which thoy assumed, jno soonor uro
thoy elected than lhair duties become
irksomo, nnd are turned ovor to sub
ordinates, while they renew the strug
gles and intrigtios for political prefer
ment. Thoro is only too much ovidonoe
that Auditor Gencrnl llartranlt bo
longs to this vicious class of politicians.
Hud ho performed tho duties of his
proscnl offico with moro fidelity and
zeal for the publia intorosts, this em
bezzlement would not havo reached
its prcSont dimensions, und ho would
havo oocupicd a far more fuvorablo
position beforo tho people of Pennsyl
vania. Uoneral llarirunll lias now
discovered that tho office of Auditor
Gondral is not a moro political sine
cure, hut that it requires lor me dis
charge of its rosponsiblo duties, energy,
zeal, assiduity und firmness, qualities
in which he is sadly deficient. Har
risburg Patriot.
Angel, Tiiiff, or Dkvil. A now
thieving dodgo is oul, as practised on
railroads with success by females who
enter cars, and, finding a gentleman
sitting alone, ask if tho other scut is
occupied. Tho gentlemen at onco
motions her to bo sontod, when alio
I politely asks liim if he won't allow her
to sit by tho window. Of conrso this
rcquost is ulso grnntod, and sho bo
co in os scutod. Presently sbo finds
that thoro is not air enough in tho car,
and requests Ibo gentleman to raise
tho window. Ho ul oneo rises to do
so, and as ho leans over her sho picks
his pocket or removes his watch, which
she passes to a nuilo confederate in
tho next seat behind her. There are
thrco kinds of women, and this is
number two.
"Out or Mkat." Tho Cincinnati
Enquirer, by way of illustrating the
persovoreico of llio Radicals in per
verting tho facts in connection with
the finunciul u Hairs of the city of Now
York, tells this pointod story :
A boy was observed watching In
tently for a woodebuek to como oul of
his bolo. "Do you suppose you can
nnieli him?" asked a passer. "Catch
himf" contemptuously answered
tho
boy, "1'vo got td catc
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It'll
him, stranger,
we a ru mis ui ihv.i
This is exactly the enso of Ihc Radi
cal organs and leadors they are with
out the food necessary to keep the
breath of life in tho Jiadieal party,
aud hence seize upon every incident,
real or imaginary, that can bo magni
fied Intoany thing likemismansgomont
on the part of tho Democracy.
"Glittering Generalities."
Some friend was kind enough last
winter to forward to as a pamphlet,
ontitlod the "Messago of His Kxcel
loncy John W. Geary to the General
Assembly of Pennsylvania, January
4, 1871." We perused the dooument
with great care, and laid it away with,
still grcalor caro for future rcforeuoe, '
Tho divisions and sub divisions of this
ablo State paper aro numerous, ap
propriate and striking, and the sub
ject muttor of ouch is treated with tho
ability which distinguishes the author,.'
and which its Importance doscrvos.
One division Is headed "Finances,!'
and although to the gonorul reader,,
statistical dotuils, as a goneral thing,
are ralher insipid, yot bis Excellency
has prosontod them in so pleasing a
stylo as to mako thorn highly palatable.
The unsightly sbin bone bought al Ihu
shumblos is lost sight of in the savory
odor of tho woll spiced soup. "The
reduction of the publio debt" is made
the subjoct of a special sub-division,
and eloquently discussed. Well dc
visod and thoughtfully frumod rcoom
meudations aro offered for the response
and endorsement of tho pooplo; and
tho subject is distnissod with the fol
lowing stupendous alliteration :
"Economy and reform should no lon
ger be advocated as glittering generali
ties, or mere abstractions, without mean
ing or intent, but as vital, living reali
ties." If tho strength of chaructor, inten
sity of purpose, roctitudo of conduct,
isntl virtue of itiloii t ioo.ptjuljl bo moos-
ured by Ibo magnificence of'his studied
utterances whul an immense rcalily
Ibis great governor would be. How
simple would bo his Republican taste
bow virtuous his laying down and
rising up how pure his going out and
his coming In how honest every
action of his life and how immacu
lately incorruptiblo his associations
snd surroundings. After reading so
pleasing an axiom in tho public officer,
in these days of fraud, extiavaganoo
and corruption, ono would bo almost
justified in laying bis hand upon his
heart and consoling himscll with too
thought lhat hero at tho loasl was a
financial Joseph, beyond tho wiles of
seduction here wus an examplar
here wus ono of whom every renu-
sylvunian should be proud.
ttut in the light ol recent revelations
these words are but ub "sounding brass
and tinkling cymbals; and instead of
exhibiting to the world indicia of char
acter worthy of emulation, demonstrato
too pluinly the hypocrisy and hollow
ness of the heart and head that con
ceived and ottered them. Whore is
the economy and reform that dictated
a contract with an irresponsible gift
enterprise man fora commission of test
)or cent, on millions of dollars to bo
tad for the asking. If the allowing
of George O. Evuns and his cliquo to
pocket $:!03la24.85, comes within tho
spirit of tho sentiment, or it) embraced
within tho political axiom so pro
foundly enunciated, wo must confess
wo aro al a loss to see it. It may bo
classed among tho "glittering generali
ties," und has many car murks ot
mere abstractions," and so fur ns tho
tax payers of the State are concerned.
duvolopcs iulo "vital, living realities,"
it fulls short a good ways of that
"economy and reform" the blessed
governor rounds his paragraphs with,
and like the bouquets of tho banquet,
bedeck his message. When this last
Radical absorption of tho public mon
ey is properly accounted for and placed
U'hora it belong. wlton wuous.:.
robbory and oxlruvngnnco "Roalhcr
mel pictures," "Bates' History," and
similar waste of Stute funds are done
away with we sholl hnvo more relish
for tho beauties of Goury's rhetoric;
onioy still more the tintinnabulation
of bis jingling sentences; and be grat
ified wilh the glittering generalities of
his glowing genius. Ureensburg Mem-
ocrat.
Self Reliance.
There is nothing more likoly to re
sult in the successful career of ayoung
man thun confident sell reliance. It is
astonishing how much more a jouth
will accomplish who relies upon him
self, than ono who deponds upon others
for assistance. Havinglirst ascertain
ed the direction in, and the means by
which, his object is to bo reached, let
him put his whole energies to work,
and witb unflagging industry press
forward. The young man who, in
stead of raising at fivo, slcrpi till sovoti
or eight, and who spends his evenings)
on the corners, or in tho companion
ship of those who are wanting in
inuuaoio nmoitiun, rareij mur "
position or achieves a reputation above
that enjoyed by llio common masses.
in a country like ours, wnero tno
avenues to honor and wealth aro open
like to all. thoro is no reasonable ex-
cu80 that can bo offered for a man's
failure to achieve one or tho other, or
both. Ill health, or extraordinary
misfortuno muy keep him down, but
theso are the exceptions that establish
tho rulo.
Fow men know of how much tbey
aro capable until thoy hnvo first thor
oughly tested their abilities. Tho
amount of labor, literary or mechani
cal, w hich a person in vigorous health
can perform, is olmost without limit
if a systematic method is adopted, and
tho proper spirit incitod to tho effort.
An hour of each evening spent with
somo good author, or in the study of
somo brunch of useful science, will in
tho courne of a fow years givo to a
young man who thus dovotcs lilts
small portion of his timo an amount
of information, lilorory or scientific,
which cannot fuil to tit him for posi
tions to which ho could never proper
ly nsplro without Ibis altontion to
ludy.
. ...
Livinoon Spiritual Foon. A good
anccdoto is related of Dr. Rico, which
enforces it own lesson. Whon he was
at tho head of tho Theological Semi
nary in Princo Edward, ono of. the
out parishes of Virginia sent to bim
for a minister. They, as usiutl in such
cases, wanted a scholar, a gentleman,
nn orator, a pastor, a fine writer in
short, a perfect minister. Thoy "had
formorly given $:i!0 per annum; but
now, if thoy could get sneh a man as
they wanted, they could ruiso it to
$1(10." The doctor answered by loll
ing them to send to henven for Dr.
Dwight. Ho wos the only such man
ho knew ; and as ho bad been living a
good while on spiritual food, ho might
possible live on four hundred dollars!
"Biistkb." Tho quarrel hot ween
the contonding factions in tho Kepub
lican party of New York is growing
more bitter ovcry day. II orncc Greeley
is opposed to endorsing Grant at tho
coming Stnte Convention, and the
Federal oirleo-holdorr ire moving heav-
en and earth to a', ''. W&t$
poso. It Is said Greeley will otnt it
the United States officials succeed la
securing control of tho Convention,
,ts